1 Chronicles 11:1-9

1Then all the Israelites came to David at Hebron. They said to him, ‘We all belong to the same family as you do.

2In the past, even when Saul was our king, you led the Israelites in war. The Lord your God said to you, “You will take care of my people, as a shepherd takes care of his sheep. You will rule over my people, Israel.” ’

3So King David made an agreement with the leaders of Israel when they came to him at Hebron. They made promises in the Lord's name. Then they anointed David to be king over Israel. The Lord had told Samuel that this would happen.

4David and the whole Israelite army marched to attack Jerusalem. At that time, the city was called Jebus. The people who lived there were called Jebusites.

5The Jebusites said to David, ‘You will never get into our city.’ But David did get in and he took Zion, the city's strong place. It is now called the City of David.

6David had said to his soldiers, ‘The man who attacks the Jebusites first will become the captain of my army.’ Zeruiah's son Joab attacked first. So he became the captain of the army.

7David went to live in the strong place of the city. So people called it ‘The City of David’.

8David built more houses all around it, from the edge of the hill to the city's walls. Joab built up again the other buildings in the city.

9David became more and more powerful because the Lord Almighty was with him.